4. How will audiences interpret the representation within texts? Who are the texts aimed at?

• That an understanding of representation is linked to the cultural experiences and the backgrounds of the audience.
• It is also affected by the audience relationship with, for example, the individual star/event/
• environment etc.

Murderball is a documentary which challenges the audiences perception of disabled people. Throughout the text, the men involved contradict the predictable stereotype of the vulnerable and sad by portraying themselves like any other athlete. They mock each other and joke about their disability in a humorous fashion which can some times be seen as shocking to the audience. However they're is also certain moments within the documentary that saddens us as an audience. It highlights the trouble, the rugby team has with day to day life in comparison to someone who is seen as 'normal'. The team also explains how people react towards them and  how they are shocked when seeing them out at night, in a club environment. This sometimes angers the men as they believe they should be seen as no different to others. The audience appreciate the comfortable surrounding the documentary offers, with the jokes and high spirits the team offer.